Our Services

Services

Personal Attention
Progressive Animal Hospital offers state-of-the-art, integrated care; warm, and the most advanced veterinary care available today.
General Surgery
Board certified specialist on call.
Orthopedic surgery
Board certified specialist on call
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Holistic care

Dr. Frishman practices Integrative Medicine:

A new movement today in medicine is the incorporation of modern, Western medicine with the best of other forms of healing into a single, more expansive, integrative medical system. This is based upon the concept that there is only one medicine, medicine that helps patients recover from injury and disease. Practitioners of integrative medicine combine traditional medicine with alternative forms of healing to treat their patients based upon what problem the patient has.

Acupuncture

ACUPUNCTURE AND YOUR ANIMALS
In veterinary medicine, acupuncture has been used to rebalance the total energy system of animals' bodies to facilitate healing and health. In animals, just as in people, there are precise locations on or near the surface of the body known as acupuncture points. These points, when stimulated, can produce changes in the body's internal organs and functions. Traditionally, inserting a fine, stainless steel, gold, or silver needle into the point does the stimulating or influencing of these points. Other methods of stimulation include application of heat, electricity, laser light or injection.

Acupuncture works particularly well for the following chronic conditions:

    * arthritis
    * hip displasia
    * epilepsy
    * incontinence
    * asthma
    * skin allergies
    * liver disease
    * kidney disease
    * nerve disorders
    * injuries
    * hepatitis
    * hind leg weakness
    * age-related illness

Dr. Frishman is certified via:
Chi Institute and the China National Society of TCVM
Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

For more information please visit the Chi Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine at: http://tcvm.com/about/about_closerlook1.htm

Radiographs

Penn Hip Radiographs

Dr. Frishman and the staff at Progressive Animal Hospital are certified to do Penn Hip radiographs. The Penn Hip radiographs are the best predictor of future hip dysplasia in dogs, as stress radiographs are taken and compared to other individuals of the same breed. All Penn Hip x-ray films taken are submitted for evaluation. Penn Hip evaluation reports are not pass-fail. Instead, each dog is ranked compared to other dogs of that breed.
For more information on Penn Hip radiographs vist the site www.pennhip.org.

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Dental cleanings/extractions
Tooth cleaning before and after

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On-site laboratory
UltraSound/telemedicine
Board certified specialist on call.

Vet-Stem Regenerative Cell therapy

Vet-Stem is now available for dogs.

In the same way that Vet-Stem Regenerative Cell (VSRC) therapy has demonstrated successful therapeutic outcomes in horses with tendon and ligament injuries, fractures, and joint disease, it is now being used to treat osteoarthritis in dogs.

Since 2005, selected clinics have treated dogs with osteoarthritis and orthopedic soft tissue injuries. Initial studies demonstrate that intra-articular administration of CSRCs significantly decreases pain and improves comfort in the majority of cases. Duration of benefit from a single injection varies from several months to more than one year.

Clinical trials for osteoarthritis of the canine elbow, hip, and stifle are ongoing with successful results soon to be published.

Canine orthopedic application:

* Osteoarthritis
* Orthopedic soft tissue: tendon and ligament injuries

Pharmacy
Equipped with the most up to date modern drugs, as well as Eastern and Western herbs.

Genetic testing

Genetic mapping looks at your animals genetic “blue print” or DNA to detect whether your pet is at risk for developing a chronic or life-threatening disease allowing your veterinarian to take preventive measures before it appears and design a customized therapy for your pet's existing condition.

Certain breeds of dogs can have adverse reactions to common drugs based on their genetic make-up. New biotechnology testing allows veterinarians to discover if the pet can tolerate the medication or not.

For more information about genetic testing & adverse drug reactions please visit: The Canine Inherited Disorders Database at http://www.upei.ca/~cidd/intro.htm or The Washington State University Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory at http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-VCPL/

Preventive Health Care
Vaccinations
Reproduction Counseling

Nutrition counseling / Traditional Chinese herbs

Nutritional consultations to recommend dietary changes and supplements to prevent or control chronic conditions.

Click here to learn how to make your own pet food.

Dr. Frishman has a Proficiency In Western Herbs and is certified by: Texas Chiropractic College, and Australian College of Phytotherapy.

Behavioral Counseling
Dr. Frishman Is certified In Animal Assisted Therapy via the Delta Society
Cancer Treatment
House Calls
Medical Boarding